Devastation caused by earthquake and tsunami
Tsunami: After the powerful earthquake in Japan and Russia, Tsunami caused devastation in the coastal areas. The high waves of the sea damaged many houses and structures, causing fear and panic among the people.
Relief and rescue agencies on alert
Tsunami: Government agencies and disaster management teams have been mobilised. Relief and rescue operations are in full swing, and people stranded in the affected areas are being evacuated to safer places.
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More than 30 earthquakes measuring 2 to 5 on the earthquake scale were felt. According to Russian news agency TASS, a regional airport has been damaged. Several people have also been reported to have suffered minor injuries.
Earthquake and Tsunami: Frightened people were seen on the roofs of their houses.
An alert has been issued in many areas of Russia and Japan due to earthquake and tsunami. People have come out of their houses after seeing the earth shaking and the waves rising in the sea and the frightened people are living in the fear of disaster or tragedy.
There was a state of panic in many areas after the earthquake-tsunami alert was issued. Long queues of vehicles were seen in one such picture coming from different parts of Russia and Japan.
People living in coastal areas have been asked to move to safer places. Due to the continuous earthquake tremors, higher than normal waves are rising in the sea. Agencies carrying out relief and rescue operations have been put on alert mode.
People are being evacuated to safer places.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that waves 1 to 3 meters above the tide level may rise in some coastal areas of Hawaii, Chile, Japan and Solomon Islands. Waves higher than 3 meters may rise in some coastal areas of Russia and Ecuador.
Why does Japan have so many earthquakes?
The surface of the Earth is covered by rigid plates that move slowly. The movement of these plates is what causes earthquakes. Four of these plates collide with each other in the area around Japan . This is why earthquakes are common in Japan.
When did the Fukushima earthquake occur in Japan?
A magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Honshu in the Japan Trench on March 11, 2011. The tsunami generated by the quake reached the coast within 30 minutes, breaching sea walls and rendering three nuclear reactors inoperable within a few days.
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